Pistol-grip.



No. 759,415. "PATBNTED MYlo, 1904.

G. C. BOURNB.

PISTOL GRIP.

APPLGATION FILED JULY 2l, 1903.

NO MODEL.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,415, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed vuly 21,1903. Serial No. 166,452. (No model.)

To all whom-it may concern:

Be it known that Ltnonc n C. Bourin 1i,a citizen ot theUnited States, residing et Worcester, in the connty ot' W'orcester and State et ii'iassachusetts, have invented a new and usetui Pistol-G rip, of which the following is specilication.

This invention relates to an attachment for revolver-s or similar iirearms; and the especial object of this invention is to provide a bettershaped gripping-surface for the hand of the user, which will insure the pistol being held in the same position each time it is grasped by the hand and which will also `be so cnstructed as to prevent the weapon from being knocked out of ordisplaced from the hand of the user.

'lo these ends this invention consists of th pistol-grip as an article ot' manufactn re and of the combinations of parts therewith, as hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aside view of a pistol provided with a pistolgrip attachment constructed according-'to this invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment and of the screws for securing the same in place.

in ordinary revolver constructions which are now most extensively placed upon the market the pistol-butts are comparatively short, so that when the pistol is' in position to be iired the pistol-butt will not be long enough to easily receive more than the two middle fingers oi" the user. in practice it has been found that this gives a comparatively insecure grip, so that in nearly all revover practice the tendency of the lift or kick of the pistol is to cause overshooting. Moreover, even in the better classes of revolvers the pistol-butts are usually faced with polished materialsueh, for example, as mother-of-pearl, hard rubber, @ccf-which may be comparatively slippery, so that the pistol can be readily knocked out of the hand or may even be dropped accidentaliy. To overcome these objections, i have provided a form of pistol-grip which will give a long-enough gripping-surface to be engaged by the whole hand ot' the user, while at the same time the gripping attachment is provided with a ring or opening for receiving the little iinger, so that the pistol having once been taken in hand cannot be knocked out of the hand of the user. My gripping attachment also provides convenient means for hanging up the weapon when it is not in use.

Referring to the drawings and in deta-ihl have illustrated my attachment applied to a breakdown revolver of 'well-known type.

In the drawings, A designates the frame of the revolver, pivoted on the forward end of which is the barrel B, which is held in normal position by a catch C.

The working parts of 'the pistol are housed within the frame A, and pivotally mounted at the rear end of the barrel B is the ordinary revolver-cylinder.

The pistol-butt is formed by the panels P, oi' hard rubber or similar material, clamped upon the butt extension, which extends down from the frame A.

rlhc pistol-butt as herein illustrated is of the ordinary type and is not ordinarily long enough to be engaged by the full hand of the operator.

A gripping attachment constructed according to my invention as herein illustrated comprises a body portion orcasting 10, having arms 11 extending fromvjthe ends thereof to receive the fastening-screws 12. The face of the attachment is provided with iinger-cells 13 for receiving the middle and ring fingers ot' the user, and at its lower end itis provided with a closed ring 14E for receiving the little linger. Y

My gripping attachment maybe made of different shapes to conform to different designs oi' pistol-butts and is intended to be formed from a casting of mild steel'or other malleable material, which may be bent or shaped to tit accurately to the pistol-butt.

My pistol-gripping attachments are intended to be kept in stock by gunsmiths ordealers in firearms ready to be applied to the ordinary or commercial types of revolvers.

I am aware that slight changes may be made in practicing my invention by those who are skilled in the art without departing from the ment to be applied to ordinary firearms now on the market it may, if desired, be manufactured as an integral part of a`revolver-framework. I do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the details of construction I have herein shown and described; but Y What' I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-a 1. As an article of manufacture a pistolgrip for revolvers forming an extension along the front side and lower end of an ordinary pistol-butt, with finger-cells for receiving` the middle and ring fingers of the user, and a ring for the little finger of the user. o

' 2. As an article of manufacture, a pistolgrip for revolvers forming an extension eX- tending downwardly and forwardly from an ordinary pistol-butt, and having a ring at its lower end for receiving the little finger of the user, and with a space above the ring and behind the revolver -trigger for receiving the middle and ring fingers of the user.

3. As an article of manufacture, a pistolgripping attachment for revolvers consisting of a substantially L-shaped piece with means for securing the same upon the front side and lower end of a pistol-butt, said gripping attachment having finger-cells for the middle and ring iingers of the user, and a ring for the little finger of the user.

of the "user In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' 'GEORGE C. BOURNE. Vit'nesses:

PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE, LoUIs W. SoU'rHGiwn 

